What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?

0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?

12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.

Netherlands vs Sao Tome and Principe: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP

Netherlands

8.7%

in 2020

Sao Tome and Principe

8.8%

in 2020

Netherlands rank

119th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

118th

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP over time

Netherlands
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 8.8% against 8.7% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 119th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
2000s	9.8%	0.9%	8.9%	Netherlands
2010s	13.1%	3.6%	9.5%	Netherlands
2020s	8.7%	8.8%	0.1%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp, Netherlands or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 8.8% against 8.7% in Netherlands as of 2020.
What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?: 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Netherlands and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?: Netherlands ranks 119th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%)
Unit: %
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 178 places, 6,137 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).